17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Psalms 94:17
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Psalms of Solomon 16:2–4
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Psalms 119:91–93
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Psalms 27:12–14
12 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. 13 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for t…
Psalms 118:12–14
12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. 13 I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. 14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
2 Samuel 22:18–20
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. 19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. 20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Psalms 18:17–19
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. 18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. 19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Psalms 124:1–3
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Psalms 31:21–23
21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege. 22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. 23 Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful…
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